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| Publisher | Kaph Books |
| ISBN 13 | 9786148035555 |
| Book Description | Intimate accounts of Arabic modernist artists from Huguette Caland to Hamed Nada and Etel Adnan Compiling testimonies from relatives, friends and students of Arabic modernist artists, and authored by Dubai-based writer Myrna Ayad, this volume celebrates the lives, careers and personalities of some of the region’s pioneering figures. Featuring archival material and images of artworks and of the artists themselves―in their studios, at exhibitions, at social gatherings―the essays span the 1960s through to the 1980s, and discuss artists including Saloua Raouda Choucair, Huguette Caland, Helen El Khal, Etel Adnan, Margaret Nakhla, Menhat Hilmy, Gazbia Sirry, Naziha Selim, Madiha Umer, Jumana Al Husseini, Maliheh Afnan, Baya Mahieddine, Mounira Mously, Mona Saudi, Shafic Abboud, Aref El Rayess, Paul Guiragossian, Hamed Abdallah, Hamed Nada, Abdel Hady El Gazzar, Adam Henein and Rafa Nasiri. Myrna Ayad (born 1982) is the author of Sheikh Zayed: An Eternal Legacy, Dubai Wonder and the National series "Remembering the Artist." |
| About the Author | Myrna Ayad (née en 1982) est une consultante, critique d'art et écrivaine basée à Dubaï. Elle a été directrice d'Art Dubai de 2016 à 2018, et éditrice de Canvas magazine. Elle est l'autrice de Sheikh Zayed: An Eternal Legacy et de Dubai Wonder. Ses textes ont régulièrement paru dans The New York Times, CNN Online, The National, The Art Newspaper, Artforum, Artsy, Artnet et Wallpaper. |
| Language | English |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Author | Myrna Ayad |
| Publication Date | 07/05/2024 |
| Number of Pages | 324 |
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